Rocksprings FAA Radar Site

Rocksprings FAA Radar Site (1996-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established crca 1996 near Rocksprings, Edwards County, Texas. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile+ radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned a JSS ID of J-25A and an FAA ID of ZRSG. Active FAA Radar Site. History This site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers using an ARSR-4 search radar. The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Houston ARTCC (ZHU) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella. Rocksprings FAA Radar Site Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon ARSR-4 ATCBI-6M Current Status Active FAA facility near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas. Location: Near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 30.04651 Long: -100.26788 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,392' GPS Locations: 30.04651, -100.26788 Rocksprings FAA Radar Site See Also: Houston ARTCC JSS System FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers US Radar Sets Sources: FAA - Site Listing of Legacy Radars as of 23 Dec 2016. U.S. DoT - Recommendation on Transition from Primary/Secondary Radar to Secondary-Only Radar Capability 1994. FAA - Three Level Weather For ARTCC Displays - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 7110.14A, 14 Feb 1990. FAA - SSR/DMTI Modification - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 6340.20, 6 Jul 1988. Links: Bad Links Rocksprings%2C+TX Rocksprings FAA Radar Site] Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System Visited: No